Burial-casket.



J. H. YANGEY.

BURIAL GASKET.

APPLICATION FILED APR.21,1910.

1,054,072,, Patented Feb. 25, 1913.

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JAMES H. YANCEY, 0F ADONA, ARKi-ENSAS,

BURIA'L-CASKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 25, 1913.

Application filed April 21, 1910. Serial No. 556,733.

To all whom 525 may concern Be it known that L'Jauns H. YAXOEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Adona. in the county of Perry and State of Arkansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Burial-Caskets, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. Y

My invention relates to improvements in concrete burial caskets.

The object of the invention is to improve and simplify the construction of devices of this character and thereby render them less expensive and more durable and effective.

lVith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangementof parts, hereinafter fully described and claimed, and

illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Figures 1 and 2 are top and side views of a complete burial casket made of concrete in accordance with my invention; Figs. 3 and d are longitudinal and transverse secti'onal views; Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the reinforcing frame which is embedded in the lid or cover; Fig. 6 is a detail view 'of one of the transverse bracing members for the body of thecasket; and Fig. 7 is a detail sect-ion.

Referring to the drawings by numeral 1 denotes the body of the casket and 2 its lid.

or cover, these parts being molded in single pieces from concrete, cement or other plastic material and beingadapted to be hermetically sealed so that the casket will be Water-proof. The body 1 is of substantially rectangular shape, its cornersbeing preferably beveled as shown and on its op posite sides are provided outwardly and upwardly swinging handle bars 3 pivotally mounted on knuckle bolts 4. as shown in Fig. 4. M piece and in order to strengthen it and prevent it from falling. apart should it be cracked or broken, a suitable metallic reinforcing framework or structure is embedded in it. I preferably make this metallic reinforcingstructure of loose pieces of wire or metal rods 1 which are suitably bent and interwoven and placed close enough to-v gether to strengthen and reinforce the body, and between said rods are airrai'ig'ed three or more transver e bracingincur-hers l." in the form of flat metal be which extend across Said body 1 is molded in a single the bottom and up through the side walls of the body through the reinforcing structure. The upright portions of the reinforcing members or bars 1* have transverse openings toreceive the knuckle. bolts 4 and their upper ends project and are formed with openings 1 to receive hooks on the lower ends of bolts 1 passed vertically through the lid 2 of the casket and provided on their threaded upper ends with wing nuts 1*.

The lid 2 of thecasketconforms in outline to the top of the body 1 and in cross section it is arch-shaped so that it will effectively withstand pressure from above. Any suitable metallic reinforcing frame or structure may be embedded in the lid, but as illustrated in Fig. 5 .this frame comprises four or more transverse arched bars 5 constructed of flat metal strips and having their flat ends notched at 6 for the reception of loops 7 on a surrounding connecting wire or rod 8. The intermediate portions of the reinforcing bars 5 are bowed or arched upwardly and are strengthened by horizontal brace bars 9. If desired a sight opening may be provided in the lid and when this is done said opening, which is indicated by the numeral 10, is covered by a heavy plate 11 of glass or other transparent material. This plate 11 has its ends supported on the horizontal brace bars 9 of two adjacent transverse brace bars 5. and in order to pre-- vent longitudinal shifting movement of the plate llupright stop bars 12 are preferably provided between the central portions of the parts :3, 9. as clearly shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings. The longitudinal edges of the plate 11 engage the inner faces of the curved portions of the transverse arched bars 5 and are thereby prevented from lateral shifting movement. The cement, concrete or other plastic material which surrounds the me tallic reinforcing frame also surrounds the edges of the plate 11 so that the lid 9. is water and liquid-tight. Before the casket is lowered into the crave the transparent plate 11 is covered with a thick slab 13 of concrete or plastic material which is cemented in place as shown in Fig. In order to permit the lid to be conveniently handled circular liand-holes or loops 1st are loosely.

engaged with I-bolts 15 embedded in the plastic material of the lid and passing through openings in the endmost transverse bars 5 of the reinforcing frame.

In using the. invention it will be understood that both its exterior and interior may be covered with material which will render it ornamental or attractive in appearance.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. The herein described casket comprising a body and a lid, each made of plastic material. a reinforcing structure embedded in said body and comprising a plurality of spaced U-shaped strips extending transversely thereof and having their end portions extended beyond the upper edge of the same, each of said end vportions being provided with a transverse opening;-the said lid being formed with laterally extending flanges to bear upon the upper edge of the body and terminate flush with the outer face of the same, said flanges being provided with upwardly opening recesses into which the extended end portions of said reinforcing. strips project, transverse reinforcing bars embedded in said lid and having their end portions extended over the recesses formed in the flanges thereofi said reinforcing bars beingprovided with longitudinally extending openings which communicate with the recesses formed in the side flanges of the cover, and L-shaped securing bolts extending downwardly through the longitudinal openings formed in the transverse reinforcing bars and having their lower end portions extended outwardly into engagement with the openings formed in the U-shaped reinforcing stripsembedded in the body, said securing bolts being movable inwardly and upwardly for the purpo e-of removing them from the recesses formed in said side tlanaes.

'2. The herein described casket CUl'ilpl g a body and a lid each made of plastiy-lmaterial. a reinforcing structure embedded in the body and having its end: extended ement with the notched ends of the same. and horizontal braced bars arranged under and connected to said arched bars. the lid being formed with a sight opening therein. a transparent plate closing said opening and 111)- ported upon certain of the horizontal braced ,bars, centrally arranged upright stop bars secured to the last mentioned braced bars and adapted to prevent longitudinal move ment of said transparent plate.tlie transversely extending arched bars being projected beyondthe side walls of the lid, and means for connecting said last mentioned ex tended portions to the extended portions of the reinforcing structure embedded in the body, whereby, the lid is securely locked upon said body.

In testimony whereof I hereunto attix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES H. YAXCEY. 

